Happy Female Role Model Day
Seriously. My mom has been dead for almost 16 years. I loved her even though she was sick most of my life, had mood swings the size of Alaska, and could be extremely mean. I got that she was trying to deal with her illness, and that she had mental changes after her coma. I get that I was also a teenager when she died. Good grief it had to be hard to be my mom. I wonder what our relationship would have been like today.
I ended up being raised mainly by 4 strong females, 4 of my aunts. If it wasn't for all of them, I would be much more of a mess then I am.
I love them all.
So, as Elizabeth Edwards said in her interview with Oprah, "Women need to have respect for other women." I agree, we have spent so long cat fighting, and criticizing each other. Why not use Mother's Day as Happy Female Role Model Day, a day to respect each other and give thanks that our sisterhood is so strong and beautiful.
According to the Wiki, the founder of the modern US Mother's Day, Ann Jarvis, became more and more soured on the commercialization of Mother's Day and ended up campaigning against the holiday. So, let's take this holiday back, and recreate it into a day where we celebrate strong women in our lives, past and present.
First let's end the commercialization of the day, and return to giving thoughtful, personal gifts of gratitude.
Second, let's expand upon Ann's vision, and honor ALL of the women in our lives who have given us strength, courage and love.
I ended up being raised mainly by 4 strong females, 4 of my aunts. If it wasn't for all of them, I would be much more of a mess then I am.
I love them all.
So, as Elizabeth Edwards said in her interview with Oprah, "Women need to have respect for other women." I agree, we have spent so long cat fighting, and criticizing each other. Why not use Mother's Day as Happy Female Role Model Day, a day to respect each other and give thanks that our sisterhood is so strong and beautiful.
According to the Wiki, the founder of the modern US Mother's Day, Ann Jarvis, became more and more soured on the commercialization of Mother's Day and ended up campaigning against the holiday. So, let's take this holiday back, and recreate it into a day where we celebrate strong women in our lives, past and present.
First let's end the commercialization of the day, and return to giving thoughtful, personal gifts of gratitude.
Second, let's expand upon Ann's vision, and honor ALL of the women in our lives who have given us strength, courage and love.